Original
hand inked and hand painted production animation cel of the White
Rabbit from "Alice In Wonderland," 1951, Walt Disney Studios; Set on a
lithographic background; Size - White Rabbit: 7 x 6 1/2", Image 8 x 11
1/4"; Unframed.
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"Huh... your majesty... members of the jury.. loyal subjects..." - White Rabbit
"H-hem.." -King of Hearts
"... and the king." - White Rabbit
"H-hem.." -King of Hearts
"... and the king." - White Rabbit
"Alice's
Adventures in Wonderland" (commonly shortened to "Alice in
Wonderland"), is a 1865 novel written by English author Charles Lutwidge
Dodgson who wrote under the pseudonym Lewis Carroll. Disney reworked
the story to fit with both a younger audience and a time frame suitable
for an animated film (it's run time is only 75 minutes).
Kathryn
Beaumont, who was born in London England, was just 10 years old when
she was chosen for the voice of Alice. Walt Disney personally cast
Beaumont after seeing her in the film "On an Island with You," in which
the child actress had a small role. Disney was so impressed by her that
she was also chosen to be the model for Alice, and would also go on to
provide the voice for Wendy in "Peter Pan," 1953. Beaumont has also
reprised her voice acting role as Alice in two episodes of the animated
series, Disney's "House of Mouse," and as both Alice and Wendy in the
video game "Kingdom Hearts." She did not retire as the voice of Alice
and Wendy until 2005, when her role for these two characters was taken
over by Hynden Walch.
The
White Rabbit is one of the most well known and referenced fictional
characters in Lewis Carroll's book "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland."
He first appears in chapter one, wearing a waistcoat, and muttering "Oh
dear! Oh dear! I shall be too late!" Alice follows him down the rabbit
hole into Wonderland, and encounters him again when he mistakes her for
his housemaid Mary Ann. Soon Alice becomes trapped in his house after
growing too large. The Rabbit shows up again in the last few chapters of
the book, as a herald-like servant of the King and Queen of Hearts.
However,
in Walt Disney's animated version of the story, the White Rabbit seems
to be the most logical of all the Wonderland characters; and appears
throughout the film to lead Alice along further into Wonderland. The
Rabbit is perhaps most famous for the little song he sang at the
beginning of the film - "I'm late! I'm late! For a very important date!
No time to say hello, goodbye! I'm late! I'm late! I'm late!" He
was animated by various animators including: Fred Moore, Ward
Kimball, Judge Whitaker, and Wolfgang Reitherman. But most of the work
was done by either Fred Moore or Ward Kimball; both of whom were
wonderful at bringing this type of exaggerated character to life.
Original production animation cel of the White Rabbit without the background.
The
White Rabbit was voiced by American Radio and Voice Actor Bill
Thompson. Thompson had an extraordinary career spanning from the 1930's
until he passed away in 1971. He worked extensively for Walt Disney
Studios, and can be heard in many shorts and features, often in either
dialect parts or a variation of his famous and masterful Wimple/Droopy
voice. For "Alice In Wonderland," he was the voice of both the White
Rabbit and the Dodo. He went on to be the voice of Mr. Smee (and the
other pirates) in "Peter Pan," and also King Hubert in "Sleeping
Beauty."
This is a wonderful original production animation cel of the White Rabbit. He is a very nice full figure image, wearing his eyeglasses, eyes open, and is holding Alice's trial charge document. The cel is from the beginning of the scene when Alice is being put on trail and the White Rabbit begins to address the courtroom: "Huh... your majesty... members of the jury.. loyal subjects..." The King of Hearts says "H-hem..." and taps the White Rabbit on the shoulder to remind him not to forget to mention him. The White Rabbit looks at him a bit annoyed and says "... and the king." The white Rabbit continues and says "The prisoner at the bar is charged with enticing Her Majesty, the Queen of Hearts, into a game of croquet and thereby willfully and with malice aforethought, teasing, tormenting and otherwise annoying our beloved... Thereby causing the Queen to lose her temper." This is an absolutely beautiful piece of vintage Walt Disney animation art and a great addition to any animation collection!
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